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CAUSES OF THE COLD WAR: WESTERN EUROPE - Coggle Diagram
CAUSES OF THE COLD WAR: WESTERN EUROPE
US policy, perceptions and reactions
Considered Western European communists as under Stalin's control and believed they sought to turn the region communist by capitalising on the post-war instability
Came under strong pressure from Western European democrats
taly: Christian Democrat Party kicked communists out in 1947 and stressed to US weakness of the non-communist democrats; received CIA aid to fight the communists
France: non-communists kicked communists out in 1947; received US aid
Soviet policy, perceptions and reactions
Stalin: distrusted the Western European communists as they were not under his direct control; adopted a moderate policy and restrained local communist militancy; wanted coalition governments and opposed violence; shifted policy only in late 1947 with the introduction of the Marshall PLan
Italy: Italian Communist Party 3rd largest; was largest party outside the USSR; ordered to join coalition government
Received orders from Stalin to adopt militant action in late 1947
France: French Communist Party was largest ; ordered by Stalin to join coalition government
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Received orders from Stalin to adopt militant action in late 1947
Stalin recognised Western Europe as US sphere; realpolitik as US forces controlled it and Soviets had little interests